On April 6, 2025, 19-year-old Hispanic male Michael James Suazo of Pueblo West, Colorado, was killed in a drive-by shooting near North Hudson Avenue and the East Highway 50 Bypass in Pueblo. Officers found Suazo inside a vehicle with fatal gunshot wounds; two other people in the car were evaluated for minor injuries.

Investigators identified two suspects and, on May 20, 2025, the U.S. Marshals Colorado Violent Offender Task Force located and arrested them after a vehicle pursuit ended in Fountain. A 15-year-old male was taken to Pueblo Youth Corrections and faces charges including first-degree murder after deliberation and violating juvenile parole. Twenty-four-year-old Caitlyn Gonzales was booked into the Pueblo County Detention Center on felony charges of being an accessory to a crime and tampering with physical evidence, and a misdemeanor charge for contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The arrests involved multiple agencies including the Pueblo Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, Fountain Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Department of Corrections and the Colorado Bureau of Investigations. Does anyone in the area have information about the shooting or the events leading up to April 6?